The Arts · Year 5

Read note values and the musical staff to understand rhythm and pitch.

⏱ 18 min · 12 questions

Explore three-dimensional art and the ways sculptors shape materials.

⏱ 17 min · 9 questions

Discover types of puppets and how puppeteers make them seem alive.

⏱ 16 min · 8 questions

Learn how many still pictures played quickly create the illusion of movement.

⏱ 17 min · 8 questions

Explore how some Aboriginal artworks use symbols to tell stories, with respect.

⏱ 17 min · 8 questions

Learn how a movement motif is created and repeated in dances around the world.

⏱ 16 min · 8 questions

Spot the techniques advertisements use to persuade their audience.

⏱ 17 min · 8 questions

Add white or black to colours to make tints and shades.

⏱ 17 min · 8 questions

Learn how a script shows dialogue and stage directions for actors.

⏱ 16 min · 8 questions

Discover how high, low and eye-level angles change how we feel about a subject.

⏱ 17 min · 8 questions

Cross threads over and under to weave patterns and texture.

⏱ 17 min · 7 questions

Make up music on the spot using a few chosen notes.

⏱ 17 min · 7 questions

Use breath, volume and clear speech to reach an audience.

⏱ 17 min · 7 questions

Frame photos using the rule of thirds and leading lines.

⏱ 17 min · 7 questions

Combine paint, paper, fabric and more in one bold artwork.

⏱ 16 min · 6 questions

Discover how songs are built from verses that change and a chorus that repeats.

⏱ 16 min · 6 questions

Speak alone as a character to share their thoughts and feelings with the audience.

⏱ 16 min · 6 questions

Learn how documentaries use real footage and interviews to tell true stories.

⏱ 16 min · 6 questions

Use a vanishing point and lines to make a flat drawing look 3D.

⏱ 17 min · 6 questions

Learn how chords play under a melody to support it.

⏱ 16 min · 6 questions

Use body and voice to play characters with high or low status.

⏱ 16 min · 6 questions

See how cropping and colour can change the message of a photo.

⏱ 16 min · 6 questions

Find a character's goal and let it drive your acting.

⏱ 16 min · 6 questions

Hear how major and minor scales create happy or sad moods.

⏱ 16 min · 6 questions

Work out who a media message is made for and why.

⏱ 16 min · 6 questions

Use simple measuring tricks to draw a balanced figure.

⏱ 16 min · 6 questions

Arrange a scene into layers of depth to create a sense of distance.

⏱ 15 min · 6 questions

Hear how a melody is built from phrases, like sentences in music.

⏱ 14 min · 6 questions

Use clear gestures and facial expression to tell a story with no words.

⏱ 14 min · 6 questions

Build a sequence by adding one move at a time and repeating from the start.

⏱ 15 min · 6 questions

Plan a carved block where carved-away areas stay the paper colour.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Discover how the order of clips and cuts changes a story's meaning.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Use stage positions and focus so a whole group can be seen and heard.

⏱ 14 min · 7 questions

Explore meeting, parting, leading and mirroring with a partner.

⏱ 14 min · 7 questions